1963 Philippine Senate election explained

Election Name:1963 Philippine Senate election
Country:Philippines
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1961 Philippine Senate election
Previous Year:1961
Next Election:1965 Philippine Senate election
Next Year:1965
Election Date:November 12, 1963
Seats For Election:8 (of the 24) seats in the Senate
Majority Seats:13
Leader1:Ferdinand Marcos
Party1:Liberal Party (Philippines)
Seats Before1:8+2 GA
Seats After1:10+2 GA
Seat Change1: 2
Popular Vote1:22,794,310
Percentage1:49.8%
Swing1: 11.9%
Leader2:Eulogio Rodriguez
Party2:Nacionalista Party
Seats Before2:13+1 NCP
Seats After2:11+1 NCP
Seat Change2: 2
Popular Vote2:22,983,457
Percentage2:50.2%
Swing2: 5.1%
Senate President
Before Election:Ferdinand Marcos
Before Party:Liberal Party (Philippines)
After Election:Ferdinand Marcos
After Party:Liberal Party (Philippines)

A senatorial election was held on November 12, 1963 in the Philippines. The 1963 elections were known as a midterm election as the date when the elected officials take office falls halfway through President Diosdado Macapagal's four-year term.

The Liberal Party won control of the chamber after having ten seats out of the 24-member Senate, as the 2-member Grand Alliance (the old Progressive Party) were caucusing with them, plus Alejandro Almendras of the Nacionalistas who personally supported Senate President Ferdinand Marcos.

Retiring incumbents

Nacionalista Party

  1. Oscar Ledesma

Results

The Nacionalista Party and the Liberal Party each won four seats.

Nacionalistas Arturo Tolentino and Gil Puyat, and Liberal Ambrosio Padilla all defended their seats.

Five winners are neophyte senators. These are Juan Liwag, Gerardo Roxas and Tecla San Andres Ziga of the Liberal Party, and the Nacionalistas' José W. Diokno and Rodolfo Ganzon.

Incumbent Nacionalista senators Eulogio Balao, Roseller T. Lim and Cipriano Primcias Sr., and Rogelio de la Rosa of the Liberal Party all lost.

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